Big Tech faces a historic legal showdown. A major trial over social media addiction has begun and could reshape the technology industry. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before a jury for the first time over claims that social media harms young people. His testimony came more than four years after leaked internal documents suggested the company knew its platforms could…

U.S. startup Hearvana has raised $6 million in pre‑seed funding to develop on-device artificial intelligence (AI) for next-generation hearing technology. The company aims to create earbuds and hearing aids with “super-human” hearing capabilities, featuring adaptive sound-bubble technology. Hearvana’s innovative devices use AI to enhance users’ hearing in real time. The adaptive sound-bubble system can isolate important sounds, reduce background noise,…